Active Plus - Vacancies and Case Study
Category: Recruitment
Publish date: 02/09/2020
Active Plus CIC are delighted to be one of the 127 organisations achieving an Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award in 2020. Utilising the skills, knowledge and experiences of injured and retired veterans, Active Plus delivers unique courses and activities that help people and businesses fulfil their potential.
Delivering courses across Devon and Cornwall, Active Plus empower veterans to help themselves by helping others, and in doing so, support ex-service personnel through their transition into a civilian career. Peer support, mutual respect and shared experiences allow veterans to grow within their roles and either progress within the company or move on. We love them moving on and see this as success – equipped to leave, equipped to lead!
Veterans are employed across all areas of the business, as volunteers, part time and full time members of the team. Project management, project support, 1-2-1 case work and instructional positions are regularly advertised in Right Job, Indeed and on Social Media. We are always happy to hear from veterans who are looking for support, advice or guidance, and run regular Insight Days for Service leavers who want to hear first-hand from veterans who have made the transition.
We currently have four positions advertised in Right Job:
- Health Works for Cornwall Instructor (Active Plus) Fixed term contract until 31st July 2023 - NORTH CORNWALL - £19K - £21K + N335587
- Health Works for Cornwall Lead Instructor (Active Plus) Fixed term contract until 31st July 2023 - NORTH CORNWALL - £22K - £24K + N335586
- Health Works for Cornwall Project and Compliance Manager (Active Plus) Fixed term contract until 30th September 2023 - NORTH CORNWALL - £28K - £30K + N335585
- Health Works for Cornwall Ready for Work Club Leader (Active Plus) - Fixed term contract until 31st July 2023 - NORTH CORNWALL - £24K - £26K + N335588
Case study:
When I was medically discharged from the RAF in 2010 with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder I was devastated, “I felt like I had been thrown on the scrapheap. I thought my life was over. I felt worthless and useless. I couldn’t see any way forward”.
I tried a few jobs after finishing my military service, including working as a teaching assistant, but struggled to find a purpose in life and drifted into isolation. “I was a manic depressive, hiding away from the world and feeling lost. I spent 21 years serving my country in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan; yet now I was hiding away at home with my curtains drawn, feeling angry and resentful”.
“Then I was introduced to Active Plus and my life changed. I went along to observe some of their development courses for unemployed people, met some other injured veterans who were working as instructors and realised that here was something worth getting out of bed for”.
I started work with Active Plus as a volunteer, helping to deliver problem solving, team work and communication exercises, but quickly progressed to become a full-time paid employee. He goes on to say - “I feel better about myself. A lot of unemployed people think their world has come to an end, and I can empathise with that, but we show them that they still have a lot to offer and help rebuild their self-esteem. We feed off each other really”.
“It gives me a real sense of achievement when I see people improve. I know I am making a difference to someone’s life every single day and it makes me feel good. I have to keep going, I don’t want to let anyone down and I know there are a lot of other people out there who need our help”.